‘Ted 2’ could help make June the biggest box-office month of all time

With the R-rated “Ted 2” opening nationwide Friday, funnyman Seth MacFarlane gets back in his directorial comfort zone, joining Mark Wahlberg and his potty-mouthed stuffed bear back on the couch. Tracking has the CGI/live-action hybrid “Ted 2” opening at between $50 million and $55 million. That’s right around where “Jurassic World” and “Inside Out” could land, if the dinosaurs drop about 50 percent and Riley and her emotions drop around 45 percent. That all adds up to a very tight race on the final weekend of what could be the biggest month ever at the box office.

I think whoever gets to $55 million will take it, but we might not know until Monday.

Exhibitor Relations senior analyst Jeff Bock

June is at nearly $920 million so far, according to Rentrak, and has six days to catch the $1.3 billion July of 2011, which was driven by “Transformers 3” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” It’s already the busiest month ever for online ticket broker Fandango. Universal and Pixar parent Disney won’t be too concerned with who winds up No. 1 if all three films do well, especially if they can all exceed $50 million, which would be the first time that’s happened, according to Rentrak.

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